1973 - Giovanni Battista Piranesi - Etching - Temple of Paestum

Description: 1973 - Giovanni Battista Piranesi - Etching - Temple of Paestum - External Ruins Large Vintage German Etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 -1778) of a Classical Temples Printed in 1973 by Dr. Wolfgang Schwareze Verlag, 56 Wuppertal. 82cm x 62cm Framed dimensions - 14.75” x 19” No damage 20 further prints of different views the Temple of Paestum available. Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an Italian draftsman, printmaker, and architect. Famed for his Neoclassical etchings, Piranesi used ancient Greek and Roman ruins as inspiration to create macabre dungeon scenes filled with elaborate contraptions. “I need to produce great ideas,” the artist once stated. “And I believe that if I were commissioned to design a new universe, I would be mad enough to undertake it.” Born on October 4, 1720 in Mogliano Veneto, Italy, he went on to study Latin, ancient Roman culture, architecture, and later etching under Giuseppe Vasi at the Palazzo Venezia. These studies, combined with his subtle use of gravure techniques, granted his etchings believable depth and structural perspective. Piranesi’s depictions of Rome quickly garnered him commissions from members of the clergy and aristocracy, and would influence later generations of artists including the Surrealists. Piranesi died on November 9, 1778 in Rome, Italy. Today, his works are in the collections of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Louvre Museum in Paris, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, among others.

Price: 275 USD

Location: Carpentersville, Illinois

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